The will-he-or-won’t-he-play question hanging over Jarred Vanderbilt and this UK basketball team since late September was finally answered last week, when the five-star freshman stepped on the court for the first time at South Carolina.
The next question: will he, or won’t he, leave Kentucky for the NBA Draft after what will basically be half a season as a college basketball player?
The 6-foot-9 forward has played limited minutes in just three games, but — even before he made his UK debut — there was plenty of talk around the program that he expected to be a one-and-done draft pick after this season.